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Caption: Still of Edward Furlong, Walter Matthau, Sean Patrick Flanery, Piper Laurie and Nell Carter in The Grass Harp (1995)
About Walter John Matthow
Actor, Soundtrack, Director
Born: October 1, 1920
Star sign: Libra
Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Known for: The Odd Couple (1968), Charade (1963), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Source: IMDB
Matthau was born Walter Matthow on October 1, 1920 in New York City, to a Lithuanian Jewish mother, Rose (Berolsky), who worked in a garment sweatshop, and a Russian Jewish father, Milton Matthow, a peddler and electrician from Kiev. Matthau grew up in poverty on the Lower East Side. He started out selling soft drinks and playing bit parts at a ...
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